Famous Deaths Happened In 1848

Jan 05 On this day in history ferdinando Orlandi, composer, dies at 73  

Jan 09 In the year 1848 death of caroline Herschel, German-born astronomer (b. 1750)  

Jan 20 On this day in history death of christian VIII of Denmark (b. 1786)  

Feb 15 On this day in history death of hermann von Boyen, Prussian field marshal (b. 1771)  

Feb 20 In the year 1848 [Willem] Alexander FCNM, prince of Neth/gen-maj, dies at 29  

Feb 23 John Quincy Adams, 6th US pres (1825-1829), dies of a stroke at 80 on this day in history.  

Mar 03 Heinrich Olivier, German painter, dies in the year 1848.  

Mar 20 Abraham des Amorie van der Hoeven, Dutch theologist/poet, dies at 27 on this day in history.  

Mar 29 On this day in history john Jacob Astor, charted American Fur Company, dies at 84  

Apr 08 On this day in history domenico Gaetano Maria Donizetti, Italian composer, dies at 50  

Apr 10 Godert AGP baron van Capellen, gove-gen of Dutch-Indies, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 Francois van Campenhout, Belgian composer (Brabanconne), dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Apr 30 Friedrich Freiherr Gagern, German/Dutch army commandant, dies at 53 on this day in history.  

May 11 In the year 1848 death of tom Cribb, English boxer (b. 1781)  

May 18 On this day in history william A Leidesdorf, black, dies at 38 in SF  

May 25 Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, German writer (b. 1797) died in the year 1848.  

May 31 On this day in history death of eugénie de Guérin, French writer (b. 1805)  

Jun 27 In the year 1848 death of denis-Auguste Affre, archbsp of Paris (1840-48), shot to death at 54  

Jul 04 On this day in history francois Rene de Chateaubriand, French novelist (Atala)/diplomat, dies  

Jul 22 On this day in history karl Guhr, composer, dies at 60  

Aug 06 In the year 1848 nicola Vaccai, Italian composer, dies at 58  

Aug 07 In the year 1848 death of jöns Jakob Berzelius, Swedish chemist (b. 1779)  

Aug 09 On this day in history frederick Marryat, English captain/author (Mr Midshipman Easy), dies  

Aug 12 On this day in history george Stephenson, locomotive engineer, dies  

Aug 15 Timothy Olmstead, composer, dies at 88 in the year 1848.  

Sep 11 In the year 1848 henri-Philippe Gerard, composer, dies at 87  

Oct 04 Louis Massonneau, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

Oct 05 In the year 1848 death of joseph Hormayr Freiherr zu Hortenburg, Austrian politician (b. 1781)  

Oct 26 On this day in history vissarion G Belinski, Russian literature critic, dies  

Oct 27 Alexander Egorovich Varlamov, composer, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Nov 09 Robert Blum, German MP (Liberal), executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 10 Christian VIII of Denmark, King of Denmark (b. 1786) died on this day in history.  

Nov 15 P Rossi, Italian, murdered died on this day in history.  

Nov 17 On this day in history jozef B "Olim" Cannaert, Flemish lawyer, dies  

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Jan 01 On this day in history birth of john Goff, Irish lawyer (d. 1924)  

Jan 04 Katsura Taro, Prime Minister of Japan (d. 1913) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Khristo Botev, hero of Bulgarian revolt against Turkey, poet was born in the year 1848.  

Jan 09 On this day in history birth of princess Frederica of Hanover (d. 1926)  

Jan 18 In the year 1848 birth of ioan Slavici, Transylvanian writer (d. 1925)  

Jan 19 On this day in history birth of john F. Stairs, Canadian businessman (d. 1904)  

Jan 21 On this day in history birth of henri Duparc, French composer  

Jan 22 In the year 1848 birth of samuel Muller Fzn, Dutch historian/archivist (Middle Ages)